The hills are alive with the sound of bicycles....

AH Ah ah aaaaaaaaaah
My fanny wants to cry for a thousand yeeeeeeeEEEEARSS!

Yes my friends I am embarking on a new adventure with benefits that far exceed my expectation. I have a little project I'm working on for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - I will be participating in a 109 mile bike ride around Tucson Arizona on November 17 2007 and helping them raise $5000 to help with... well... everything - cancer research, family support, community outreach, medical bills, groceries... Yeah - a lot.

So to support my athletic endeavors, I am looking forathletic supporters...[pause for giggles]

What do I ask of my Athletic Supporters?
skip McDonald's this week
don't order out for chinese or pizza
make coffee at home and skip Starbucks - just for a day.

That's, what, $5? $10? Do you really need to see ANOTHER Will Ferrell movie where he's zanny and half naked (ew)?

I believe in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, I believe in what they do - They gave my cycling buddy a chance at life, helped her pay the bills and fly her folks out to be with her when she had barely anything.

I've seen them in action and it's beautiful and special.

That's why.

So....
MY FAT FANNY (see photo) + a very nice bike + you + love + lots of pasta = gratitude + hope + love + a fight chance

This is the link to donate online: http://www.active.com/donate/tntnca04/Garcia
If you'd like to donate by check or cash - let me know - I'll send you the info =)
I'll keep updating on how things are going - I'll take pictures too =)

Much love to you!
M

tick tick tick tick tick

chuh CHUNK!
that would be the sound of my wee mental time clock.
I've spent the day archiving - basically, I spend the next few weeks with a scanner, Adobe PDF and 38 boxes full of 6 years of financial and investor information. Why would I conceive of such a project? What was I thinking when I proposed such a task to the Higher Pay Grades? When did I begin smoking crack and pot all in the same pipe?
All good questions, no good answers.

What came to mind: I am not going to pack up, move, refile all this crap by myself next spring. If my calculations are correct: once complete a total of 68 bankers boxes will be reduced to two binders with 49 DVD's. And of the 68, only 14 will need to accompany me =)

Also, in my aspirations of being a greener person, we use WAY too much paper, such a waste. This is the beginning of my quest to encourage my group to go as paperless as possible. Why print something out to fax it if I can PDF the doc and email it? Why FedEx a 2 lb pack of information they will take 2 to 3 days to arrive when I have a 1.25 MG file with all the info right there and they can have it in seconds.

I'm rambling today - the semi-subtle hum of my desktop scanner has lulled me into a Bottom of the Ladder Coma.
wah... huh...[snort]...wait... what did I just say?